3.0.0 207 2023-01-11T13:28:51Z 2023-01-11T13:28:51Z Senate S 2015-01-21 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-21T18:37:06Z To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran. 114 577 HR 2015-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 114 572 HR 2015-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2015-01-21 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2015-01-21 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-01-21 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2015-01-21 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-01-21 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-01-22 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2015-01-22 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-01-26 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-02-02 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2015-02-02 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2015-02-03 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2015-02-10 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2015-02-24 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-02-24 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2015-02-26 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-02-26 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2015-03-10 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2015-03-10 False S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2015-03-25 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2015-04-21 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2015-05-13 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2016-03-15 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2016-06-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Hospital care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-09T20:06:01Z Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.

]]> Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 Display Title Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s207is/xml/BILLS-114s207is.xml 2015-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.